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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 16, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Two Laptops Up and Running (No Reboots) Since 2023
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  2. Links 15/12/2024: Social Control Media Disarray and Software Patent Eligibility Attempted by Litigation Maximalists
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  3. Links 15/12/2024: "Internet Era Might Be History's Least-Documented Period", Microsoft’s Telecom Biz Practically Dead
    Links for the day
  4. Links 15/12/2024: SQLite Bootstrap, More Terminals, Helix Themes
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  5. Links 14/12/2024: Yoon Impeached, "Intel's Death", and "Hey Hi" Hype Causes Warming and Pollution
    Links for the day
  6. Over at Tux Machines...
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  7. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, December 14, 2024
    IRC logs for Saturday, December 14, 2024
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

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